COVID-19 Pandemic
Conditions
Keywords
Infection Prevention, Infection control, Primary Healthcare, Nurses, Saudi Arabia
Brief summary
Background: Healthcare providers, particularly nurses, are at risk of infection as part of the COVID-19 epidemic chain since they assist in the disease's containment. By recognising the risk factors for infection and implementing suitable measures to reduce these risks, all reasonable efforts should be taken to control the spread of infection to them. The major aim of the present study was to determine the level of infection prevention and control practises used by primary healthcare nurses in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire
The questionnaire's first section asked for demographic information such as gender, age, the name of the primary healthcare centre, and level of education. The second section comprised sources of knowledge on COVID-19; respondents replied on a scale of 1 least used (1), occasionally (2), more frequently (3), and most used (4). The third section had six items pertaining to nurses' infection prevention and control methods with reference to COVID-19, and respondents replied on a scale of yes (2), occasionally (1), and no (0). Permission to use the questionnaire has been requested from the author and is awaited.
Sponsors
King Saud University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Male and female healthcare practitioners with at least one year of experience and who worked in all areas of primary healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Exclusion criteria
* Healthcare providers that are unwilling to participate in the present study have been eliminated
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution of study participants by gender, age group, marital status, and income level in a self-reported questionnaire. | Once within 6 weeks | Demographic data included age, gender, experience, educational level, marital status, income and job will be assessed using numerical code for each demographic variable. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Detection of source of knowledge regarding COVID-19 prevention methods | Once within 6 weeks | Using self-reporting questionnaire, will assess Social Media, Radio & television, Seminars & workshops, Posters & Pamphlets, Newspapers &Magazines and Seniors & Other Colleagues from (Least used= 1 to Most used= 4). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Circumstances when Healthcare providers practice infection prevention tasks in settings. | Once within 6 weeks | Assess the use of Personl Protective Equipments (Gloves, Mask(regular), N95 respirator mask, Surgical mask, Goggles, Apron, Gown, Isolation gown, Hair cover, Shoe cover and Eye protection) from Never(0) to Always (4). |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed